Abstract :
The growing use of local area networks during 1989 is examined. The fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), a 100 Mb/s dual-ring, optical fiber LAN that is nearing approval by the American National Standards Institute, is discussed. Other developments reviewed are the increasing support for the Internet Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, setbacks in promoting the OSI (open systems interconnection) approach due mainly to the scarcity of products and weak sales, work on ways to bridge the two sets of protocols, and the emergence of high-speed networking as a viable technology
Keywords :
data communication systems; local area networks; open systems; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; protocols; 100 Mbit/s; FDDI; Internet Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol; OSI; data communications; developments; fiber distributed data interface; high-speed networking; local area networks; open systems interconnection; optical fiber LAN; Communication system control; Communications technology; Control systems; Data communication; FDDI; IP networks; LAN interconnection; Open systems; Optical fiber LAN; Protocols;
